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25 Cards in this Set
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How did conflicts between France and England affect the United States? |
It affected American trade because if we traded with France we wouldn't get England's supplies, but if we traded with England we wouldn't get France's supplies, so Jefferson cut off trade with both countries |
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How did the Presidencies of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison lead us into war against England? |
Britain and France were capturing our sailors and it made Americans very mad so we declared war |
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What was resolved after the War of 1812? |
Britain stopped helping the native americans from fighting Americans in the northwest territory and Britain stopped imprisoning our sailors |
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Jay's Treaty under Washington |
Treaty between the United States and Great Britain that is credited with averting war |
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Embargo Act under Jefferson |
Stopped exports to and imports from Europe |
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Macon's Bill #2 under Madison |
allowed trade with Britain and France but allowed the president to ban trade with either country if they did not respect U.S. neutrality |
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Native American Issues with U.S. |
in the northwest territory, settlers clashed with native Americans |
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British support of Native Americans |
British gave native Americans supplies in order for them attack to attack Americans |
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American response to Native Americans at Battle of Tippecanoe |
burned down the Shawnee capital of Prophetstown |
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Rise of William Henry Harrison after Tippecanoe |
He was the general who lead his troops to defeate the native american forces at Prophetstown; he hailed as a national hero and the battle became famous |
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Battle of Fort McHenry |
the Americans turned back a British attempt near Baltimore, Francis Scott Key was an attorney who aboard a British ship to negotiate the release of a prisoner, as British bombardment of Fort McHenry began, Key was detained on the ship |
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Burning of the White House |
during the war of 1812 British troops entered Washing DC and burnt the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Canada |
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Battle of New Orleans and rise of Andrew Jackson |
Three British generals and eight colonels were among the 291 British killed, more than a thousand British were wounded, a little over a dozen Americans lost their lives |
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Treaty of Ghent |
Britain and the U.S. has signed the Treaty of Ghent, agreeing to an armistice or cessation of fighting |
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Spoils System |
Jackson fires almost 10% of government workers to hire his friends. Eventually in the late 1800's laws were passed to give jobs to those who deserve it |
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Nullification |
62% tariff set on imports to "protect American manufacturing and help build industry and infrastructure. Jackson lowers it but the south is still angry they are paying taxes to help the north |
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The Bank Crisis |
National bank is renewed, Jackson feels it only supports the rich, is unconstitutional, so he vetoed the renewal. Jackson puts his money into private banks called "pet banks" because they were supporters of Jackson |
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What is the lasting impact of the Indian Removal Act? |
Forces Native Americans to relocate to current day Oklahoma |
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What is Jackson democracy and what is its lasting impact on the country? |
The Whig Party; the lasting impact is the national two-party |
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What were reasons for Americans moving west? |
Religion, opportunity, money, farming |
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What problems did they encounter? |
Running out of supplies, illness, attacks from Indians, natural disasters, natural barriers |
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How did the conflicts with Native Americans end? |
Battle of the Wounded Knee |
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Oregon Trail |
Transportation route for emigrants traveling from Missouri to Oregon and other points west during the mid-1800s |
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Texas and the War with Mexico (causes and effects of the war) |
Causes- the U.S. and Mexico disagreed on the border between Texas and Mexico Effects- Texas joined the U.S. in 1845 |
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49ers and California |
People who rushed to California in 1849 for gold |
